All indications point to the Celtics acquiring DeMarre Carroll in exchange for Green, who has $18.4 million remaining on his contract over the next two seasons. Carroll is due only $2.4 million in the 2014-15 season. He’s averaging a career-high 10.4 points per game and shooting better than 47 percent from the field for the Hawks, who currently hold the No. 4 spot in the Eastern Conference playoff picture.

Elton Brand and Lou Williams may also be featured in the swap. Brand is an impending free agent and is due $5 million, while Williams has one year at a little more than $5 million remaining on his contract.

The New York Daily News first reported that Green was being “shopped hard” by Boston. In his sixth season as a pro, Green, 27, is on the verge of a career year. The forward is averaging a team-high 16.3 points per game in addition to 5.0 rebounds, but is shooting almost 42 percent from the field, which would be a career low.

Celtics President Danny Ainge has been looking to shed a number of the team’s largest contracts in recent weeks. Late last week, reports surfaced that the New York Knicks were being linked to All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo in an effort to compile expiring contracts and young talent.